Learning Services
Kingsbury Academic Success Center
As a college preparatory school, Marquette High prepares its graduates to attain mastery in those academic disciplines required for admission and success at colleges and universities throughout the United States. As part of its academic mission Marquette High serves the learning needs of its students by providing programs designed to assist and support those needs.
The Kingsbury Academic Success Center was established in conjunction with the Ignatian tradition of Cura Personalis (Care for the Whole Person), which seeks to serve the needs of each individual student. The intent of these programs is not remedial learning. In these programs, teachers offer support to students by focusing on study skills as well as writing, reading and speech development. The program, primarily aimed at freshmen and sophomores, integrates the use of study hall, after-school homework time, tutorials and personal advising to improve academic skills of students, so they become independent lifelong learners.
The Kingsbury Academic Success Center also aims to:
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Help each student make the transition to MUHS
- Monitor and improve academic achievement
- Reinforce specific learning skills
- Reinforce goal setting and accountability
- Improve relationships between parents and the school
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Counseling Can HelpThe Marquette High Counseling Services Department also is an option for students needing assistance. Students are encouraged to talk with their teachers, advisors, or a member of the Counseling Services staff if they have questions or need help solving a problem. |
Programs Offered
Academic Support Study Hall
Academic Support Study Hall ensures that students receive the support needed to help them develop academically and socially in the college prep environment of Marquette University High School.
The overriding goal is to provide opportunities for freshman and sophomore students to succeed by developing a support system during the school day. Identified students are placed in a structured study environment where both adult and peer tutoring is provided.
Students placed in the program are identified as a result of entrance scores, summer school performance, and overall academic performance. The program utilizes Jesuit Honor Society members to assist with the tutoring component of the program. Parents of students in the program receive updates on student progress on a regular basis.
The Academic Support Study Hall program also aims to:
- Reinforce specific learning skills
- Note taking and outlining
- Study techniques
- Reading comprehension
- Effective communication
- Research skills
- Reinforce time management
- Reinforce goal setting and accountability
- Improve test taking and results
9th Hour program
The 9th Hour program provides homework assistance and monitoring for select students in order to promote academic achievement as well as keep students engaged in school.
The 9th Hour program also aims to:
- Ensure homework completion and promote good study habits
- Increase students' motivation with regard to their school work
- Improve relationships between parents and the school
Evening Enrichment
The Evening Enrichment program focuses on the achievement potential of individual students, utilizing tutoring and technology resources.
The program provides a structured yet relaxed environment for students to complete school work, share a meal, access school technology, and spend time in group recreation. Evening Enrichment serves roughly 12-20 students each year who have been identified as students who would benefit from a structured after-school environment to complete coursework associated with Marquette High's rigorous academic environment. Participation in the program is entirely voluntary, but students are expected to maintain a personal commitment to attend. The program runs after school from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. two or three days per week.
STAR program
The STAR program helps freshmen acclimate themselves to the college preparatory environment. Students are identified following the successful completion of the MUHS summer school program as a condition for admission.
These students are then scheduled in the STAR program. The STAR program is made up of two sections of World History and two sections of English. Student enrollment in each section is limited to approximately 16 students. The content of the courses is equivalent to all other sections, using the same textbooks and covering essentially the same material. The intent is academic support not remedial learning. Teachers offer support to students by focusing on study skills and on writing, reading and speech development. In addition, assistance in basic math and algebra is provided. The goal is to offer more individualized attention to students identified through entrance scores and summer school performance. STAR students are assimilated into the larger student population in all other academic areas.